Cattle Market Pulse

Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

7,966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.60/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 629 lb · 480 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.41/cwt -4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 580 lb · 438 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.10/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 675 lb · 336 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,966 6,290 3,092
Feeder cattle 7,966 6,290 3,092

*** Add Close *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Cattle futures higher today following a bullish Cattle on Feed Report Friday. Steer calves 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Demand very good for calves under 500 lbs.; moderate for other weights. In most cases, un-weaned calves continue to see the typical big discounts from their weaned counterparts.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 9 201.00 $201.00 $547
313 unweaned 313 8 187.00 $187.00 $585
358–389 371 49 191.00–214.00 $197.81 $734 +7.78
400–441 425 148 185.00–200.00 $193.09 $821 +9.38
440 unweaned 440 10 183.00 $183.00 $805 +16.08
457–492 471 132 175.00–187.00 $181.62 $855 +4.49
489 unweaned 489 12 165.00 $165.00 $807
505–531 unweaned 516 100 156.00–170.00 $164.38 $848 +1.38
502–529 520 97 164.00–173.00 $167.86 $873 +0.08
560 thin fleshed 560 11 177.00 $177.00 $991
552–598 571 203 157.00–173.00 $167.15 $954 +7.11
553–591 unweaned 581 119 148.00–167.00 $155.29 $902 +0.03
611–647 unweaned 621 151 139.00–155.00 $148.71 $923 -0.29
602–649 632 329 150.00–163.00 $157.30 $994 -5.29
658–688 unweaned 674 79 143.50–158.00 $146.50 $987
654–699 675 257 150.00–162.00 $156.44 $1,056 +2.25
702–743 719 330 152.00–158.00 $155.18 $1,116 -1.43
732 unweaned 732 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,061
754–796 769 323 151.00–161.00 $156.12 $1,201 +3.79
807–849 830 119 146.00–160.00 $154.63 $1,283 +0.16
868–870 869 29 149.00–154.00 $152.10 $1,322 +3.63
901–905 903 44 139.00–146.50 $143.25 $1,294 -3.33
1057 1057 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,353 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 unweaned 307 3 150.00 $150.00 $460
324–337 329 12 160.00–175.00 $170.82 $562 +3.82
361 unweaned 361 7 150.00 $150.00 $542
353–395 362 54 160.00–189.00 $181.10 $656
400–441 431 86 159.00–180.00 $170.04 $733 +12.40
446 unweaned 446 12 146.00 $146.00 $651
451–495 467 40 156.00–166.00 $164.43 $768 +3.43
507–547 522 99 145.00–163.50 $157.22 $821 -2.07
543 unweaned 543 13 148.00 $148.00 $804
553 thin fleshed 553 5 158.00 $158.00 $874
573 unweaned 573 8 141.00 $141.00 $808
556–598 577 153 150.00–160.00 $154.88 $894 +2.57
600–616 608 75 137.00–148.00 $143.20 $871 -10.29
604–624 unweaned 614 18 130.00–147.00 $138.64 $851
678–688 unweaned 684 97 127.00–140.50 $133.37 $912 -2.63
662–695 685 41 140.00–153.00 $150.46 $1,031 +7.25
713 unweaned 713 8 130.50 $130.50 $930 +0.50
729 thin fleshed 729 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,130
730–740 732 32 148.00–154.00 $152.67 $1,118 +8.41
757–779 765 19 130.00–150.00 $139.96 $1,071 +6.73
790 unweaned 790 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,059 +2.00
816 thin fleshed 816 16 155.00 $155.00 $1,265
930 930 15 137.00 $137.00 $1,274
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439–449 445 14 131.00–148.00 $138.19 $615
552–593 575 64 114.00–135.00 $126.50 $727 +3.09
625 unweaned 625 10 117.00 $117.00 $731
641 641 18 110.00 $110.00 $705 -23.16
654–678 665 19 114.00–128.00 $120.76 $803 -6.10

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 15 159.00 $159.00 $453
303 unweaned 303 9 154.00 $154.00 $467 +6.00
375–396 391 44 161.00–174.00 $170.23 $666 +15.23
392 unweaned 392 8 159.00 $159.00 $623
413–447 433 73 156.00–168.00 $159.78 $692 +7.64
451–492 465 159 145.00–159.00 $153.77 $715 +3.29
483 unweaned 483 23 138.00 $138.00 $667
508–540 521 115 142.00–156.00 $151.71 $790 +0.97
514–540 unweaned 530 107 122.00–135.50 $131.73 $698 -5.08
553–598 unweaned 571 143 130.00–140.50 $136.23 $778
553–599 584 295 133.50–147.00 $142.43 $832 -2.80
602–645 614 135 142.00–154.00 $148.99 $915 +0.19
617–648 unweaned 629 95 128.00–138.50 $133.58 $840
662–682 unweaned 672 20 130.00–137.00 $132.84 $893 -10.66
652–691 674 303 141.00–152.00 $147.33 $993 -1.14
708 unweaned 708 15 126.00 $126.00 $892
706–746 726 133 141.50–150.00 $148.06 $1,075 +0.02
750–798 776 117 138.00–148.00 $144.52 $1,121 +3.52
813–843 822 63 137.00–146.00 $143.74 $1,182 +6.17
862–872 864 15 139.00–144.00 $140.01 $1,210
904 904 10 136.50 $136.50 $1,234
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 5 163.00 $163.00 $422
326–338 329 18 142.00–156.00 $152.80 $503
371–389 380 60 154.00–158.00 $156.17 $593 +21.17
425 unweaned 425 9 135.00 $135.00 $574
400–447 435 88 140.00–156.00 $147.09 $640 +7.59
454–498 unweaned 470 84 125.00–136.00 $129.18 $607 -6.82
459–499 487 143 130.00–151.00 $140.30 $683 +5.59
498 498 32 137.00 $137.00 $682 +2.29
500–543 517 94 125.00–141.00 $134.78 $697 -3.28
505–545 unweaned 524 96 120.00–130.00 $126.66 $664
550–591 564 110 124.00–144.00 $139.33 $786 +4.17
575–583 unweaned 579 34 126.00–129.00 $127.67 $739
604–620 unweaned 610 19 116.00–120.00 $117.50 $717
601–646 623 73 130.00–140.00 $135.50 $844 +1.40
658–692 681 24 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $923 +3.52
685 unweaned 685 7 124.00 $124.00 $849
716 unweaned 716 30 119.00 $119.00 $852
829–848 840 30 110.00–135.00 $119.86 $1,007
863 863 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,156 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 120.00 $120.00 $464 +10.00
427 427 3 126.00 $126.00 $538 +4.60
454–485 471 40 129.00–145.00 $136.37 $642 +28.37
494 unweaned 494 9 119.00 $119.00 $588
519 unweaned 519 7 118.00 $118.00 $612
568 568 9 121.00 $121.00 $687
624 thin fleshed 624 19 144.50 $144.50 $902
668 668 21 116.00 $116.00 $775 -4.00
700 700 16 130.00 $130.00 $910 +30.00
804 804 11 110.00 $110.00 $884 -6.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–388 367 19 160.00–175.00 $165.82 $609 -9.41
385 unweaned 385 4 154.00 $154.00 $593
410 410 10 179.00 $179.00 $734 +11.00
458–487 470 42 156.00–168.00 $162.96 $766 +10.32
522–523 522 13 147.00–149.00 $148.08 $773
517–542 unweaned 527 63 142.00–156.00 $148.60 $783
571 unweaned 571 5 155.00 $155.00 $885
631–640 unweaned 636 9 126.00–129.50 $127.96 $814
680 unweaned 680 11 125.00 $125.00 $850
722 722 10 123.00 $123.00 $888
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 5 135.00 $135.00 $648 +5.00
501–541 526 20 138.00–148.00 $143.96 $757 +18.96
551–589 unweaned 579 35 134.00–135.00 $134.19 $777
619–629 625 13 120.00–130.00 $123.81 $774 -1.19
652 652 10 132.00 $132.00 $861 +3.00
659 unweaned 659 6 132.50 $132.50 $873
777 777 11 121.00 $121.00 $940 -5.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–672 671 22 122.00–125.00 $123.09 $826 +15.09
761 761 8 123.50 $123.50 $940

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.